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We have been using Sony Xperia 5 II phones for covering events with the ProTake App - they have been very effective, but we want to upgrade, and to be able to use BMC app (these phones arent compatible) - for various reasons, the image appears to be better (less crushed blacks, good external audio interface support etc.

We tried the Xiaomi 13 Ultra but the sound is broken, applies heavy filtering even when using external audio (this is a recognised bug in the OS), also auto switches lenses while recording and drops frames even when 1080 30fps 12mps.

So we sold it, looking for another choice, Google Pixel 8/9pro perhaps?

We dont want to pay ££ for current model if possible as they are only used as cameras. iPhone is no good as we use DriveSync for resumable background uploads to google drive to editor which works a treat.
Any suggestions based on experience?
We shoot 5-25 minute clips

We have been using Sony Xperia 5 II phones for covering events with the ProTake App - they have been very effective, but we want to upgrade, and to be able to use BMC app (these phones arent compatible) - for various reasons, the image appears to be better (less crushed blacks, good external audio interface support etc.

We tried the Xiaomi 13 Ultra but the sound is broken, applies heavy filtering even when using external audio (this is a recognised bug in the OS), also auto switches lenses while recording and drops frames even when 1080 30fps 12mps.

So we sold it, looking for another choice, Google Pixel 8/9pro perhaps?

We dont want to pay ££ for current model if possible as they are only used as cameras. iPhone is no good as we use DriveSync for resumable background uploads to google drive to editor which works a treat.
Any suggestions based on experience?
We shoot 5-25 minute clips